RepostBy @medicaltalks: "Yes, what you are witnessing is a heart protruding from the thoracic cavity!!
This is a complete thoracic exteriorization of the heart, which seems to beat quite normally but lacking any skin or pericardial covering along with chest wall defect.
Complete ectopia cordis is a very rare condition, a congenital malformation in which the heart is abnormally displaced either partially or totally outside of the thoracic cavity (extra-thoracic location). The ectopic heart might be found in different anatomical locations such as neck, chest, or abdomen. In most cases,such as the one shown, the heart protrudes outside the chest through a split sternum. With few exceptions, it is uniformly considered fatal.
Death usually occurs within the first days of life as a result of infection, cardiac failure, or hypoxemia.
Prognosis is poor, depends on the severity of intracardiac malformations and the presence of associated abnormalities. Most infants are stillborn or die within the first hours or days of life after getting into a cardiorespiratory arrest before any surgical intervention can be taken.
Video by @doccheck_medical"
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The start of my dermatology notes! I haven’t found a good textbook for this unit yet so have been pulling notes from various sources - sometimes there’s a bit of crossover but that’s basically revision, right?